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HOW MUCH TO WIN AT POKER
It is time to quit for the day if you have doubled your money. However, if the cards are still going your way, reinvest 20 percent of your till. If you lose that, leave the game at once.
Edwin Silverstang, games expert
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JUDGING STATUS
If you have to tell someone what you are, you aren't.
R.A. Heindl, design engineer, Euclid, Ohio
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CAGING A SNAKE
A snake needs a cage whose perimeter is equal to or greater than its body length.
Terry Larimore, writer and therapist, Houston, Texas
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APPRAISING A PROPERTY
On a half-acre site, 1 to 29 trees add value to an appraisal. But 30 or more trees reduce the value of a property.
Anonymous
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MAKING A MOVIE
Some types of scenes are harder to shoot than others. For dialogue scenes, you will need to shoot about four feet of film for every foot you use. For scenes without dialogue, the ratio is more like two or three to one.
Christopher Wordsworth, film maker
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USING DOGS TO CARRY PACKS
A dog can comfortably carry half his weight in a backpack. Working dogs can carry up to twice their body weight for short periods.
Alwyn T. Perrin, editor, Explorers Ltd. Source Book
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INVESTING IN THE STOCK MARKET
Never buy more of a stock when its price goes down. You only compound your losses.
Brendan Boyd, columnist
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Current Rating: 5.7 out of 10 based on 16 reviews
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CHERISHING YOUR MEMORIES
Snapshots encourage memories, videos replace them. After watching a video of your vacation, your memory of the vacation will be the video.
Cheryl A. Russell, demographer, mother, editor-in-chief, American Demographics
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DESIGNING OFFICE SPACE
To determine the number of square feet of office space a company needs, figure on 250 square feet per employee.
Mike Senna, president, Matrix Consultants, Boston, Massachusetts
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THE TRAFFIC RULE OF 85
Traffic engineers have found that 85 percent of drivers will spontaneously drive at or below the safe speed, given ideal conditions (light traffic, dry pavement.) They will often clock traffic for awhile and use this rule to establish the speed limit.
Tom Nelson, Photographer, Boston, MA, USA
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LISTEN 2X MORE THAN TALKING
It is a ratio determined by nature. You have 2 ears and one mouth.
Joel Parent, Independent, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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